Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-05

" hen Iasaw or thought Il saw, that,
Ihes@as strongly attracted towards
.you,s Iswas glad, for your sake.
very glad. But
Here Mr.. Blake.told his daughter
what, he had heard young Hayden
sayswhlle he was waiting for the
train.
The varying color In the .face of
the,listener-showed how deeply this
touched her.
saI never thought. Arthur tosbc
at all mercenary. Are yon SIRE
that you heard correctly, fatherl"
souite sure, my child. I was
standing only d few steps from him,
and could not be mistaken. He
spqke seriously, too. as. though he
ant:eyery word of it,. As to
| yolG expressions to the contrary,
Infased not tell you how fallaciolls
theSappearances oftenare by which
we Judge"
Gle cannot be deceived in me, at
all events. He must know that
whoever takes me takes a portion
less bride.n
"fdon't know about that. Many
of your mothers people are wealthy,
and he may think that yon have.
expectations from someuf them
There was a time when Hoped for
YOU sale. that they would do some
thing for your movher's child; but
that hope is past"
Siam my fathers child, tool" re
sponded Ada, lifting her head
proudly. ~ am glad chat it is so;
| do not want those TO notice me
who look down on my dear, good
fatker.n
Mr.. Blake laid his hand affection.
ately upon the one that was rest
ingEon his knee.
"You are IL good, sensible girl,
Ada, as we'll as Il dear aud dutitul
daughter. TRUST that you will full
ly Justify your fathers good opin-
ionfof you by disabusing young
Hayden's' mind Of the impressions
That he has evidently obtained in
regard to. your prospects. The
straightforward course is always
the, best IN the end"
.s.Sou are right father, the
STRAIGHTFORWARD course is always
the.best, not only in the end, but
in the beginning, and at all times.
| will have a plain talk with Mr..
Hayden the next time | see him."
Ada's heart beat fast as Sue
heard her lovers steps in the hall,
and thought OF the ordeal through
which he. must pass, and what
might result from it.
She slipped away from the low
ling embrace in which he would
4 .y:ssss fol ed@her.s - - *
"a g tais AassaG
strive to imprison one Of the little
hands, as be took a seat by her
side, but withdrawing it, Ada said:
%.Not now, Arthnr-Mr. Hayden.
Wait; l have something to say to
you, first"
There was a puzzled look in the
young mans eyes as he listened to
the plain but gently-spoken words
that followed.
'Wnat made you think that l
sought for money with wife,
AdaW
Here Ada repeated the words
that her father had heard him Use
the evening before, and as Arthur
taking a note book from his vest
pocket, jotted down something, she
exclaimed: sAnd you said thiss"
That intended to marry Il rich
wiief did; and L meant every
word OF it. III act,"-here he made
another addition to the notes he
was taking-"I believe you to be
rich-very rich!p
81 am at a loss to understand how
you obtained your information."
II had it from you. You don t
suppose that [ would have OBJ
tanned information so important us
this second hand, do you?"
81 don't suppose anything about
it. never told you so, Mr.. Hay
den. Ii you inferred so from any
thing l have said, you greatly mis-
took me-"
Arthur jotted down something
further upon his note book.
"My dear Ada, you have told me
so all Of dozen Jlmes since l came
into this room. You are telling me
SO all the time.
"There is more than one way of
giving and gaming information,"
he added, smiling, DIS he met Ada's
startled and bewlldered gaze.
"This may be very amusing to
you, MIR. Hayden she responded,
graveiy, "buJ it is a serious matter
to me. Am to understand that it
was the wealth you thougbtI pos
sesscd that induced you to seek my
handw
''lt was the wealth that l knew
you possessed. Why, Ada, dar
ling,you are richer than any woman
l know. I have jotted down few
OF the precious jewels which consti-
tute your doNry. Let me read
them to you:
"'Truthfulness and flial rever-
ence and affection, two hundred
thousand dollars each. Honesty
and good sense, ditto. Neatness
and industry, two hundred thous-
] .....l u, $4,000. IA II;